NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M vs AMD FirePro W4100

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General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking651925
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.160.08
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code nameCape VerdeN10E-GLM4
Market segmentWorkstationMobile workstation
Release date2 October 2015 (8 years old)20 December 2009 (14 years old)
Current price$916 $199
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro W4100 has 100% better value for money than FX 3800M.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores512128
Core clock speed630 MHz675 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million754 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate20.1643.20
Floating-point performance645.1 gflops422.4 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on FirePro W4100 and Quadro FX 3800M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Length171 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Form factorlow profile / half lengthno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed4000 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s64 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors4x mini-DisplayPortNo outputs
Dual-link DVI support1no data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration+no data

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDAno data+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro W4100
3.93
+160%

FirePro W4100 outperforms Quadro FX 3800M by 160% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

FirePro W4100 1524
+161%
FX 3800M 585

FirePro W4100 outperforms Quadro FX 3800M by 161% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD16
−113%
34
+113%
4K3
+200%
1−2
−200%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Battlefield 5 10−12 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Hitman 3 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Battlefield 5 10−12 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Hitman 3 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7
+75%
4−5
−75%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Battlefield 5 10−12 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Hitman 3 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3 0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Hitman 3 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

This is how FirePro W4100 and FX 3800M compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • FX 3800M is 113% faster than FirePro W4100

4K resolution:

  • FirePro W4100 is 200% faster than FX 3800M

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the FirePro W4100 is 500% faster than the FX 3800M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, FirePro W4100 surpassed FX 3800M in all 32 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.93 1.51
Recency 2 October 2015 20 December 2009
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Memory bus width 128 256
Pipelines / CUDA cores 512 128
Memory bandwidth 72 64
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 100 Watt

The FirePro W4100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 3800M in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W4100 is a workstation card while Quadro FX 3800M is a mobile workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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